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Writer Needs Race To Stop Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is RUSHDIE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: RUSHDIE

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noun

• British writer of novels who was born in India; one of his novels is regarded as blasphemous by Muslims and a fatwa was issued condemning him to death (born in 1947)

25%4Stop or cause to stop making progress
noun

• continuing or remaining in a place or state

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted

• a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)

• (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar

verb

• stay the same; remain in a certain state

• stay put (in a certain place)

• dwell

• continue in a place, position, or situation

• remain behind

• stop or halt

• stay behind

• hang on during a trial of endurance

• stop a judicial process

• fasten with stays

• overcome or allay

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The Guardian Cryptic12 Sep 2012 Across 15
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